The popular Steel Creek Campground, north of Morganton, is among the sites that have been fully booked for months.

Madison Buffalo Jump State Park has actually increased since the record-setting pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, nearly doubling its visitation by 2024. Regional Parks and Recreation Manager Linnaea S ...

The estimated 3.2 million visitors to Montana’s state parks falls about 150,000 short of the record set in 2020, it ...

In Asheville and other parts of Western North Carolina, tourism-related outlets are still fighting to survive the summer.

The Opera Box is a natural stone alcove that frames the view like a living painting. It’s the perfect spot for romantic moments or just quiet contemplation of how tiny we are in this big world. South ...

Chimney Rock State Park reopened June 27, nine months after Helene devastated the area. Local officials celebrated the ...

Gorges State Park is like nature’s water park, minus the long lines and overpriced snacks. This place gets over 80 inches of ...

After Lake Lure was drained to remove Hurricane Helene debris, the town isn't expecting nearly the same number of visitors ...

Triple Falls, in DuPont State Recreational Forest, is quintessential, a waterfall’s waterfall: roaring, dramatic, picturesque ...

Henderson County Curb Market: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 221 N. Church St., Hendersonville. Treska's Tuesday Market: 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays through October, Treska's at Highland Lake ...

NC state lawmakers passed another disaster relief bill June 26 to aid WNC recovery in the aftermath of Helene, signed by Gov.

By Nathan Layne LAKE LURE, North Carolina (Reuters) -When Hurricane Helene's flood waters slammed into Lake Lure's century-old dam last September, gouging a massive scar into one embankment and ...